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| Suicide Every year, 30,000 Americans take their own lives in suicide. At least 15% of people with depression complete the act of suicide, but an even higher proportion will attempt it. While depression is one of the most treatable mental disorders, it is also one of the most under diagnosed and under recognized problem. One of the scariest experiences people suffer in their lifetime is to experience a form of depression. Over 1 in 5 Americans can expect to get some form of depression in their lifetime. Over 1 in 20 Americans have a depressive disorder every year. Depression is one of the most common and most serious mental health problems facing people today. Many people still carry the misperception that suicidal thoughts or behaviours are deserved -- that when a person has reached this point in their lives, there is no turning back. Nothing could be further from the truth. You can turn back. Depression is not a character flaw, nor is it simply feeling blue for a few days. Most importantly, depression is not your fault. It is a serious mood disorder, which affects a person's ability to function in every day activities. It affects one's work, one's family, and one's social life. Today, much more is known about the causes and treatment of this mental health problem. We know that there are biological and psychological components to every depression and that the best form of treatment is a combination of medication and psychotherapy. Contrary to the popular misconceptions about depression today, it is not a purely biochemical or medical disorder. |
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| c) Getting The General Picture · Read the text again and answer these questions below: - How many Americans do take their own lives in suicide? - What is the one of the most important reason of the suicide? - According to you, what is depression? - What is the best form of treatment of depression? - What percentage of people with depression do complete the act of suicide? d) Inferring Opinion And Attitude * Read the text and decide whether these statements are true or false? - Depression is just a biochemical disorder. - The only treatment of depression is medication. - Over % 20 of Americans can expect to get some form of depression in their life time. - Depression affects people's social life. - Over 30,000 Americans attempt to take their own lives in suicide. - Over % 5 of Americans have a depressive disorder every year. Haluk Menemencioğlu |
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| A-PREDICTIVE SKILLS Before reading the text, answer these questions. 1-If a person suffers from the depression, what may s/he think as a last way to release ? 2- Do you know what suicide is ? 3- What reasons can cause to suicide ? B-EXRACTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION -Read these questions and quess, then answer by reading the text. See how much you could close to the correct answer. 1.Does the depression cause to suicide ? 2.Do all depressive people commit suicide ? 3.Is there any treatment for the depressive people ? 4.Do 10.000 people die in America every year ? 5.Can a depressive person last his life normally ? 6.Is the depression a permanent disorder ? Aslihan Küpeli |
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| A-Answer the questions! 1- Have you ever heard about a person who committed suicide? 2- What might be the reasons of suicide? 3- Is the suicide a solution? Why? B-Answer the questions! 1- According to you, how many people do commit suicide in a year in Turkey? 2- What might be the average age for committing suicide? 3- Is economical difficulty be a reason for suicide? Discuss! 4- What is the most important problem facing people today? 5- Is depression a mental problem or a physical problem? Buket Kapan |
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A) PREDICTION Answer the questions ! 1)What do you know about suicide? 2)Is the suicide a solution for one's problem? 3)What do you think about the person who commit suicide? B) SPECIFIC INFORMATION Answer the questions! 1)Do probably 30,000Americans take their own lives in suicide? 2)Is depression a treatable mental disorder? 3)Does depression affect a person's ability to function in everyday activities? 4)Is the best form of treatment a combination of medication and psycotherapy? 5)Is it a biochemical or medical disorder? Filiz Gökçe |
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a ) -Have you ever thought that you have nothing that you expect from life? - If so, how did you cope with your problem? - Have you faced any of your friends who has depression? - If so, did they commit suicide? - What do you think about the cause of commiting suicide? - Do you think that commuting suicide is a solution of a problem? - What may cause depression, and how can you cope with this problem? - Do you know the number of people commiting suicide in America? b ) I would say “our text is about commiting suicide. Let’s find some points in it”. - Howmany people commit suicide in America every year? - What is the depression proportion in America? - What causes commiting suicide? - What cuses depression? - How can people cope with depression? Ali Osman Güneş |
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D-COMPREHENSION- ANSWERS Answer these questions. -What is one of the scariest experiences? -What kind of health problem is the depression? -How the depression does affect people in their daily life? -Is there any treatment of this mental health problem? E- FINDING INFORMATION : It is time to learn about what is the autor's main purpose in writing this text? -According th the author,what causes depression? Why? -What is the author's main purpose in writing this text? Why? -Does the writer approve a suicide? Why or why not? Fatma Kirlar |
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C-Comprehension questions: Answer these questions 1- What is the reason of the suicide? 2- What is the depression ? 3- What is the most common and serious mental health problem facing people, today ? 4- What are the negative effects of depression in people’s daily life ? 5- What is the main idea of the text? 6- What is the general tendency of the writer? (Explaining ,complaining , approving something ?) D-Explain the structural differences of the sentences given below: a- While depression is one of the most treatable mental disorders............... b- One of the scariest experiences people suffer in their life time is to experience a form of depression. c- Most importantly,.......................... d- .......the best form of the treatment is a combination of medication and psychotherapy. e- Today, much more is known about the causes and treatment of this mental problem. Güllü Mike |
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